SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check – The What!

The GSX database (Global Service Exchange) is Apple’s single service, repair and order management tool for Apple partners to provide service business with Apple worldwide. GSX Web Services is a data exchange that enables partners to integrate their applications with GSX (Info was taken fromlightspeed).

This database contains ALL active IMEI numbers and also holds all of their values, such as SIM-Lock, Network Identification (Currently Active, Currently Locked to, in which network it was activated in the first time, etc..), which makes it the only accurate and up to date source for identifying the SIM-Lock status of an iPhone.

The Why – SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check

Knowing the SIM-Lock status of an iPhone is very crucial, especially before purchasing one.

It will allow you to figure out if this iPhone you are planning to buy will be able to work with a Mobile Network that you want OR it will work with only one specific Carrier.

For instance, if you want to buy a Locked iPhone from USA, but you are living in Europe, then you will not be able to use it with a european carrier, only with a USA one. To this case, you want the report of the SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check service to be UNLOCKED.

How a SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check looks like

The looks of the report depends on the company that will provide it to you.

Some companies provide you exactly the report straight from Apple’s GSX databases, and others “translate” it so users without experience can easily comprehend it.

Below you can see how a SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check GSX report and how a more user friendly report looks like:

SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check raw GSX report

SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check user friendly GSX report

As you can see, the Raw GSX SIM-Lock iPhone IMEI Check report is difficult to understand, since it has values that require technical knowledge to “translate” them.

On the other hand, the user friendly report, quickly informs you if your iPhone is Locked, in which carrier, its blacklist status and the iCloud status.

Hey there. My name is Zisis and from the moment that I remember myself, I was constantly tryig to figure out how electronic devices are working. For the past 9 years, I am trying to learn as many things as possible for iPhones and Android devices and especially of their "hidden" issues. You will read many articles from me, focusing on iPhone & Android IMEI Check services, results and "translation".